John Wick's First Spinoff is Still Missing a Fundamental Part of the Franchise

— Lionsgate

This week marks the premiere of The Continental, Peacock’s new John Wick spinoff set decades before the events of the franchise’s first film. The three-part limited series follows a younger version of Ian McShane’s Winston Scott (played by Colin Woodell) as he rises to power within the franchise’s underground world of assassins and strange codes of honor. To put that another way: It’s Lionsgate’s first attempt at seeing whether the John Wick series can exist beyond its original four films.